Wu Shattered Star River

The Spirit Devouring Python is actually a very common type of demon beast, but they primarily appear in mines.

Yunmeng Pavilion has seven or eight mines, and Spirit Devouring Pythons are found in each of them. Disciples in the Pavilion are often assigned tasks to clear out the python groups.

This type of python isn't particularly large in size, nor is its attack power very strong, but they are difficult to hunt because they move underground.

Moreover, they spit out poisonous gas, and ordinary disciples who are sprayed will either die or be injured.

Spirit Devouring Pythons are also the most troublesome type of demon beast for the managers of the various mines, as they love to devour mineral crystals.

Often, when you excavate a vein, many of the mineral crystals inside have been devoured by Spirit Devouring Pythons.

Of course, Spirit Devouring Pythons have some use. For example, if you find a Spirit Devouring Python while digging a mine, it means there is definitely a mineral vein nearby.

After receiving information about the Spirit Devouring Python from Jiang Lang, Jiang Han's mind became active. He studied it for a while and decided to set off for a nearby Tianyuan mine in the afternoon.

This mine is not far from Yunmeng Pavilion, only about two hours away.

There are many disciples guarding the mine, as well as a Xuan You Realm Ninth Level deacon stationed there. Most importantly, this deacon is from Ling Yunmeng's lineage.

Therefore, it will be very convenient for him to go to the Tianyuan mine, and he doesn't have to worry about safety issues.

Jiang Peng and the others were just killed by him, and Jiang Han didn't know if Han Linfeng would cause trouble for him. He urgently needed to improve his combat power; having one more divine ability would mean one more point of combat power.

He told Jiang Lang about it, and Jiang Lang didn't mind, only reminding Jiang Han to be careful.

Jiang Han went back and explained a few things to Jiang Li, and then went down the mountain alone again.

… …

"Long Ju, haven't you found them yet?"

Inside the Pojun Courtyard, Han Linfeng looked at a team member with a gloomy expression and said, "Have you searched the surrounding mountains? Are you sure you haven't found any trace of the three of them?"

A young man in his twenties shook his head and said, "We've searched, all of our team members have spread out. We even asked some ordinary disciples to go up the mountain, but we haven't found any trace of them."

"What about Dark City?"

Han Linfeng asked, "Has the Reverse Dragon Hall from Dark City given any feedback? Have the assassins they sent out returned?"

"I went to ask!"

Long Ju said with a heavy face, "They said they couldn't disclose anything. They have strict rules that these intelligence cannot be leaked."

"Something must have happened!"

Han Linfeng sighed slightly and said, "Jiang Han came back yesterday morning. Under normal circumstances, Jiang Peng and Gan Yu should have returned last night. There's still no news now, and the possibility of them being dead is eighty percent."

"Jiang Han killed them?"

Long Ju's eyes flashed with a cold light and said, "Then we'll go to the Punishment Hall and accuse him, and let the people from the Punishment Hall arrest him and interrogate him. He definitely won't be able to withstand the torture of the Punishment Hall."

"Foolish!"

Han Linfeng glared at him and said, "What evidence do we have? Without evidence, how could the people from the Punishment Hall arrest someone? Let alone use torture."

"Do you think Zuo Yiyi and Qi Bing will stand idly by? Besides… if Jiang Peng, Gan Mao, and Gan Yu were killed by Jiang Han, and Jiang Han has evidence that we hired assassins, and he turns around and bites us, we won't be able to handle it."

"Then what should we do?" Long Ju said somewhat depressed, "Are we just going to let this matter drop, and Jiang Peng and the others die for nothing?"

"Let's wait two more days!"

Han Linfeng waved his hand weakly and said, "If they still haven't returned after two more days, we'll report to the Internal Affairs Hall and say that the three of them went up the mountain to hunt demon beasts and may have been killed by demon beasts."

"We don't have any evidence for this matter, so we can't accuse Jiang Han. Send people to search again."

"Alright!"

Long Ju reluctantly retreated. After waiting for a moment, he returned and reported, "Captain, someone just saw Jiang Han go down the mountain again. Do we want to deal with him?"

"Went down the mountain again?"

Han Linfeng's eyes flickered, somewhat uncertain. After a moment, he waved his hand and said, "Jiang Peng and the others mysteriously disappeared, and their bodies haven't even been found."

"Without figuring out the situation, don't act rashly. Don't worry… as long as Jiang Han is still in Yunmeng Pavilion, I will kill him sooner or later, I swear!"

… …

After Jiang Han went down the mountain, he went straight to Tianyuan Mountain.

He moved at his fastest speed, while carefully observing his surroundings to make sure no one was following him.

He was walking on the main road, and it was still broad daylight, but it was always good to be careful.

After spending more than an hour, he arrived at Tianyuan Mountain.

This mine originally belonged to a small family, the Li family, nearby, but the Li family was too weak to defend the mine. It was jointly snatched by several major families nearby, and they were almost exterminated.

The Li family simply gave the mine to Yunmeng Pavilion in exchange for Yunmeng Pavilion's protection.

There were guards at the foot of the mountain. Jiang Han was wearing Yunmeng Pavilion's clothes and holding the Pavilion's token, and the guards let him pass directly.

When Jiang Han arrived at the top of the mountain, a steward came to greet him. After learning that Jiang Han was from the God-Slaying Squad, the steward became even more enthusiastic. This steward was from the Li family, from Ling Yunmeng's lineage.

Jiang Han declined his invitation and went straight to the point, wanting to go down into the mine to hunt Spirit Devouring Pythons.

The steward immediately sent a Li family martial artist, Li Ling, to lead Jiang Han into the mine.

This mine has been excavated for decades, and the mine tunnels inside are crisscrossed. Without someone from the Li family leading the way, Jiang Han would probably get dizzy inside.

According to Li Ling's introduction, this mine is rich in Tianyuan Stone, which is a material for refining weapons.

Occasionally, some Xuan Crystals are mined inside, but they are Xuan Crystals of the lowest quality.

There are many Spirit Devouring Pythons here, and hundreds of them appear every month. Three Xuan You Realm disciples are stationed in the mine all year round to kill these Spirit Devouring Pythons.

Spirit Devouring Pythons are actually not very dangerous. As long as you are careful and don't get ambushed by them, you will be fine.

What makes Spirit Devouring Pythons troublesome is that they are difficult to kill because these pythons can drill holes. Once they drill into a hole, there is no way to chase them.

The two of them moved forward quickly, traveling for half an hour, and arrived at the deepest part of the mine.

When they got here, Jiang Han could see many miners, all using special tools to excavate the ore veins.

On a stone in the mine, a young martial artist was sitting cross-legged. Li Ling introduced Jiang Han, "This is Senior Brother Yan Xin, Xuan You Realm Third Level, one of the mine's guards."

Jiang Han nodded slightly. Li Ling said that there were three Xuan You Realm martial artists stationed in the Pavilion, so it seemed that this was one of them.

Li Ling led Jiang Han over, and Li Ling introduced Jiang Han's purpose.

Yan Xin glanced at Jiang Han indifferently and said coldly, "Nonsense, although Spirit Devouring Pythons are a relatively weak existence among second-order demon beasts, they are still second-order demon beasts."

"You've only just broken through to the Xuan You Realm, and haven't even constructed the first level of the Xuan You Altar yet, and you can't wait to come and die? Go back, and come back when you've constructed two levels of the Xuan You Altar."

"Uh…"

Jiang Han was stunned. He had finally arrived here with great difficulty, but he was actually going to be driven away.

However, although this person's words were harsh, he was ultimately protecting him, afraid that he would be killed by the Spirit Devouring Python.

He patiently said, "Thank you for the reminder, Senior Brother Yan, but I want to… try."

Yan Xin's face sank. Seeing that Jiang Han's eyes were firm, he smiled contemptuously and waved his hand, "If you want to die, I can't stop you. Li Ling, you be a witness, and if the Pavilion investigates later, it's none of my business!"